PROGRESSIVE ROTATIONAL VIEW

• US 20150379690A1
• Filed: 06/30/2014
• Published: 12/31/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 06/30/2014
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Apple Inc.
• Original Assignee: Apple Inc.
• Inventors: Stepanov, Maxim V., Porter, Christian E.
• Granted Patent: US 9,684,440 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04845 for image manipulation, e.g. dragging, rotation, expansion or change of colour
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0485 Scrolling or panning
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04883 for inputting data by handwriting, e.g. gesture or text
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/14 Digital output to display device ; Cooperation and interconnection of the display device with other functional units
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0643 Graphical representation of items or shoppers
• CPC Class Codes: G06T 15/205 Image-based rendering
• CPC Class Codes: G06T 2200/24 involving graphical user interfaces [GUIs]
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 2340/14 Solving problems related to the presentation of information to be displayed
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 2350/00 Solving problems of bandwidth in display systems
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 2354/00 Aspects of interface with display user
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 5/00 Control arrangements or circuits for visual indicators common to cathode-ray tube indicators and other visual indicators image data processing or generation, in general G06T

Abstract

Systems and methods for receiving and displaying images or sending the images for display include images having multiple key images of an object. Each key image depicts a perspective view of an item from a different angle around the object. The multiple key images are displayed in a gallery view. During the gallery view, multiple supplementary images are received or sent. Each supplementary image includes a perspective view of the object from an angle between adjacent angles used for the key images. After transmission of at least some of the supplementary images, the key images and the supplementary images are mixed into a rotational view of the object.

Claims

1. A tangible, non-transitory, computer-readable medium storing instructions that, when executed by a processor, are configured to cause the processor to:

receive a plurality of key images of an object, wherein each key image includes a perspective view of an item from a different angle around the object;

cause a display of the plurality of key images in a gallery view;

receiving a first plurality of supplementary images, wherein each supplementary image of the first plurality of supplementary images includes a perspective view of the object from an angle between adjacent angles used for the plurality of key images; and

after receiving the first plurality of supplementary images, blending the plurality of key images and the first plurality of supplementary images to display a rotational view of the object.

2. The tangible, non-transitory, computer-readable medium of claim 1, wherein the instructions are configured to cause the processor to receive a second plurality of supplementary images, wherein each image of the plurality of supplementary images corresponds to a perspective of the object between an image of the first plurality of supplementary images and an adjacent image of the plurality of key images.

3. The tangible, non-transitory, computer-readable medium of claim 1, wherein the instructions are configured to cause the processor to receive a second plurality of supplementary images, wherein each image of the plurality of supplementary images corresponds to a perspective of the object between images of the plurality of supplementary images.

4. The tangible, non-transitory, computer-readable medium of claim 1, wherein the plurality of key images corresponds to equally spaced perspectives around the object.

5. The tangible, non-transitory, computer-readable medium of claim 1, wherein the plurality of key images are spaced more closely near a first portion of the object and more remotely near a second portion of the object.

6. The tangible, non-transitory, computer-readable medium of claim 5, wherein the first portion corresponds to a feature of interest of the object that a presenter of the object wants to show to a user.

7. The tangible, non-transitory, computer-readable medium of claim 5, wherein the first portion corresponds to a front of the object.

8. An electronic device comprising:

a network interface;

a display;

a processor configured to execute instructions;

one or more tangible, non-transitory, computer-readable media configured to store the instructions, wherein the instructions, when executed, are configured to cause the processor to;

receive, via the network interface, one or more images wherein each image shows a different perspective of an object;

display, via the display, at least one of the one or more images in a gallery view, wherein the gallery view enables the user to scroll between the at least one of the one or more images;

receive, via the network interface, one or more supplemental images; and

display, via the display, the one or more images and the one or more supplemental images in a rotational view.

9. The electronic device of claim 8, comprising input structures configured to receive a first input that causes the processor to scroll through images in the gallery view and to receive a second input that causes the processor to initiate a rotation in the rotational view.

10. The electronic device of claim 9, wherein the first and second inputs each comprise a type of comprise a mouse drag, a gesture, a key input, or a direct selection of an image.

11. The electronic device of claim 10, wherein the first and second inputs comprise a same type of input.

12. The electronic device of claim 8, wherein the instructions are configured to cause the processor to cause the display of the at least one of the one or more images in the gallery view until a threshold number of images have been received, at which point the processor causes the display of the one or more images and the one or more supplemental images in the rotational view.

13. The electronic device of claim 8, wherein the instructions are configured to cause the processor to cause the display of the at least one of the one or more images in the gallery view until all of the one or more images are received, at which point the processor causes the display of the one or more images and the one or more supplemental images in the rotational view.

14. The electronic device of claim 8, wherein the instructions are configured to cause the processor to cause the display of the at least one of the one or more images in the gallery view until gaps between perspectives in the received images is less than a gap threshold, at which point the processor causes the display of the one or more images and the one or more supplemental images in the rotational view

15. The electronic device of claim 14, wherein the instructions are configured to cause the processor to determine gaps between image perspectives based at least upon metadata in received image files.

16. The electronic device of claim 14, wherein the instructions are configured to cause the processor to determine gaps between image perspectives based at least in part upon the following equation:

17. The electronic device of claim 8 comprising instructions configured to cause the processor to receive instructions from a remote electronic device configured to cause the processor to sort and to display the received one or more images and the received one or more supplemental images in the rotational view

18. An electronic device comprising:

a network interface;

a processor; and

one or more tangible, non-transitory, computer-readable media storing instructions that, when executed by a processor, are configured to cause the processor to;

send, via the network interface, one or more key images configured to be presented a gallery view by a remote device; and

send supplemental images configured to be combined with the one or more key images in a rotational view.

19. The electronic device of claim 18, wherein the instructions are configured to cause the processor to include metadata in a file for each of the one or more key images and supplemental images identifying an angle of perspective of the image stored in the file.

20. The electronic device of claim 19, wherein the one or more key images and supplemental images are included in a webpage.

21. A method for presenting images comprising:

sending instructions from a server to a remote device, wherein the instructions are configured to cause the remote device to;

receive a plurality of images;

display at least one of the plurality of images in a gallery view before a threshold has been surpassed;

when in the gallery view, initiate a first transition type between the images in response to receiving a first user input;

display the plurality of images in a rotational view after a threshold has been surpassed;

when in the rotational view, initiate a second transition type between the images in response to receiving a second user input.

22. The method of claim 21, wherein the threshold comprises a number of images, an angular distance between image perspectives, or a number of key images.

23. The method of claim 21, wherein the instructions are configured to cause the remote device to

receive the images in multiple passes around the object;

determine an angle of a currently received image of the using the following equation;

24. A method of displaying images comprising:

receiving key images;

displaying two or more of the key images in a gallery view in an order received;

receiving supplemental images; and

mixing the key images with the supplemental images in a rotational view, wherein the rotational view does not display the key images and supplemental images in the order received.

25. The method of claim 24, wherein receiving the key images and the supplemental images comprises receiving website content.